Category Archives: Troubled Marriage

It’s Not too Late…

You’ve heard us mention the Married Christian Sex conference that’s coming up starting October 2nd. Why Is This Good For Your Marriage? 1. The conference will be online, so you and your spouse can stream each session over the next … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Intimacy, Physical, Sexual Intimacy, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

When Comfortable Isn’t Good

We are talking about painting the inside of our home. It has been years since we last did it–11 to be exact–and it is time. But considering the colors we want, it will most likely lead to changing furniture, wall … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, Conflict, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

When Opposites Don’t Attract

The old adage that opposites attract is often said in regard to marriage, and it is true most times. Tom and I couldn’t be more opposite in areas that aren’t important, e.g. how we like our eggs, hot beverage of … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Newlyweds, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , | Comments Off on When Opposites Don’t Attract

A Marriage Many Will Never Know

You may have heard the news about Kelly Clarkson and her husband, Brandon Blackstock, divorcing. She filed for a divorce following the quarantine stating irreconcilable differences. It’s a known fact that celebrities have a harder time keeping the knot tied … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Testimonies, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

How Will We Respond In Crisis? The Choice Is Ours

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash[/caption] Today is a guest post by Sheri Bybee Mitchell with Good Job, Mama on Facebook. I met her a while ago after she left an excellent, thought-provoking comment on a post. Since she doesn’t … Continue reading

Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

From Darkness To Light – Take Our Marriage Poll

Light. It has a way of providing direction when we need it most. Have you ever experienced total darkness? The kind where you can’t see your hand in front of your face? I have and it can be paralyzing. We … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, Emotional, Growing Strong Marriages, Intimacy, Sexual Intimacy, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Best Thing You Can Do To Make Your Marriage Better Right Now

How is your marriage? Are you experiencing what we call a high-high? Or a low-low? Maybe you find your marriage somewhere in between. Wherever your marriage currently lies, the best thing you can do has nothing to do with the … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, Conflict, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Five Friday Favorites – Difficult Topics in Marriage

So often in marriage the way the enemy works against us it to make us uncomfortable talking about important topics. The only way to counter this attack is to do the difficult thing and talk about them. We are privileged … Continue reading

Posted in Blog Love, communication, Conflict, Difficulty, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages, Keeping It Real, Sexual Intimacy, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Fine Line Between “We” and “Me”

It has happened more times than I can count since Tom and I have been married. We hear of another couple ending their marriage and it breaks our heart. Not only for the failure to keep their covenant before God … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Are You Hangry?

Hangry is a combination of two words–hungry and angry. Anger often has the same appetite of hunger. It craves what it doesn’t have and results in a harsh outburst. Ugly. James 4 says, “1What causes quarrels and what causes fights … Continue reading

Posted in Besetting Sins, Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Repentance, Temptation, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Do You Struggle With This In Your Marriage?

Today is Tax Day in America. It is the day we all must pay our dues to the government whether we like it or not. If they have taken too much from us during the year, it is a time … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Growing Strong Marriages, Money and Finances, Priorities, Troubled Marriage | 16 Comments

If My Spouse Would Just…

Photo by Priscilla Du Perez on Unsplash How would you finish this title? “If my spouse would just…” If you have an immediate answer that involves something they need to do to change, it’s likely you have some unresolved conflict … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Difficulty, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Tale of Two Conversations – The Choice Is Yours

Conversation #1 – Something was weighing on my mind. It was concerning something in our marriage, and I had been dwelling on it long enough to make me discouraged. It grew larger in my thoughts as each day passed. I … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Keeping It Real, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Defining Disappointments in Marriage

“If we have a misunderstanding of God we will most certainly have a wrong understanding of our circumstances.” – Lysa Terkeurst Marriage is hard. It takes a life-long commitment to pursue each other regardless of the circumstances we face. We … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

What We Didn’t Know Going In To Our Marriage

When we said our marriage vows we had no idea of what lay ahead of us. We didn’t know… In our first year we would move to the one city neither of us wanted to live. I would face health … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Troubled Marriage, Wisdom in Marriage | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on What We Didn’t Know Going In To Our Marriage

A Closer Look at What Bores You

Living life with the same person becomes familiar as it should over time. But when the familiar becomes boring this can be the sign there is something else at play. Jon Bloom wrote an excellent article on the Desiring God … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Difficulty, Finding Joy, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on A Closer Look at What Bores You

My Marriage Is Mediocre—Now What?

In our last post we shared 11 possible indicators your marriage might be mediocre. Today we want to offer some practical tips to help get you out of this trap. As a reminder here is our list: Your life revolves … Continue reading

Posted in Boredom, Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on My Marriage Is Mediocre—Now What?

11 Possible Indicators You Have A Mediocre Marriage

MEDIOCRE. Just the sound of it is blah, don’t you think? I looked up the definition and found this interesting… One of the things that is remarkable about mediocre is the extent to which it has retained its meaning over … Continue reading

Posted in Boredom, Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Priorities, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on 11 Possible Indicators You Have A Mediocre Marriage

Indescribable

Being a native Floridian, I have always loved watching storms roll in from a distance. Our skies are big making it easy to see when a storm is brewing. Hurricanes are the most powerful storms I’ve witnessed, and Irma is … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Indescribable

What Diving In A Green Pool Reveals About Marriage

As most of you have probably witnessed the Olympic Divers have had quite an unusual distraction, at least for athletes of their ability. They have had to dive into a murky, green pool. They have had to trust that the … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Growing Strong Marriages, Troubled Marriage | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments